Swindon Town

MARK Cooper spoke to the media after the defeat at Preston.

On Town's young players...
I thought the young boys did really well today. They’re young boys that have come through our system and we think a lot of them. We’re going to be using them. Look at their strikeforce - they cause you problems but they acquitted themselves well. They're young players we believe in and they’ll be good players for the club in years to come. I know that they (the fans) have seen the next generation of players. You’ve seen a team that included young boys and I'm proud to be their manager. As a fan, would be proud - in a cauldron of 20,000 they dealt with it and held their own.

On team selection...
I said it was going to be about us and how we were going to prepare. It's entirely about preparation for the Play-Offs free of injury and fresh. It might not work but we’ve put a plan in place that gives us a possibility of doing well in the Play-Offs. We’re trying to do what is best for Swindon Town.